The difference in blood pressure readings between arms and survival: primary care cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine whether a difference in systolic blood pressure readings between arms can predict a reduced event free survival after 10 years.

Design

Cohort study.

Setting

Rural general practice in Devon, United Kingdom.

Participants

230 people receiving treatment for hypertension in primary care.

Intervention

Bilateral blood pressure measurements recorded at three successive surgery attendances.

Main outcome measures

Cardiovascular events and deaths from all causes during a median follow-up of 9.8 years.

Results

At recruitment 24% (55/230) of participants had a mean interarm difference in systolic blood pressure of 10 mm Hg or more and 9% (21/230) of 15 mm Hg or more; these differences were associated with an increased risk of all

SUBMITTER: Clark CE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3309155 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature